Window-awning



T. L. BAN-LOW.

N WINDOW AWNING.

Patented Jan. 4, 188 7.

UNITE STATES PATENT THOMAS L. BARLOW, OF BOSTON, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FARRINGTON MOINTYRE, OF QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS. V

WINDOWa-AWNING.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 355,370, dated January 4, 1887.

(No model.)

. To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS L. BARLOW, Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusettahave invented new and useful Improvements in Window-Awnings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improvement upon the windowawning for which Letters Patent of the United States were granted to me May 12,

to 1885, said Letters Patent being numbered In the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of reference indicate like parts, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a windowawning embodying my improvements in position for use upona window. Fig. 2 isa vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is an elevation of thewindow-awning closed, looking from the outside. Fig, 4 is a similar elevation, looking from the inside. Fig. '5 is an enlarged detail perspective. Fig. 6 is an inside view showing oneof the wings or side pieces in the position it would assumeif the entire awning were spread open flat. v

A represents the frame or casing of the window; A, the upper and A the lower sash. B

is the central portion, and B the side portion or wings, of the fabric ortextile portion of the awning. This is secured to two cross-bars, of

0 which 0 is the upper and O the lower, said crossbars being connected by the jointed rods D and D. The upper ends of these jointed rods, which are preferably metallic, are formed into sockets D, of substantially the shapeshown in Fig.5, said sockets embracing and holding the opposite ends of the upper crossbar, 0. The lower ends of the jointed rods are formed into sockets D, embracing and holding the opposite ends of the lower cross-bar,

o 0. Extending horizontally from the sockets Dare pivots or pins E, which support'the awning by lying in serew-eyes e, which screw vertically into the upper portion of the casing. The jointed rods are further provided near 4 5 their upper ends, next below the sockets D,

with two perforations, d and d, (see Fig. 5,)

said rods being enlarged at that point for the purpose, and at their lower ends with two similarly-produced perforations, b and b.

H H are rods for supporting the sides of the awning and holding the latter at a proper dis.-

tance from the window when opened, said rods freely swinging from the perforations b, and passing through grommets or eyelets h, made in the sides or wings B. These rods are provided with hooks H at their free ends, which rest inscrew-eyes g, secured to the inner sides of the casing.

In practice the lower end of the awning is, after the hooks H are dropped into the screweyes, caught over the ends of said hooks by means of the grommets or eyelets h, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2, whereby the sides or wings of the awning are kept taut and smooth. In order to preventsaid sides from slipping on the rods H toward the center part of the awning by means of the grommets h, a bend or shoulder, H, is formed in each rod near the position of said grommet when the wings are spread. A rod, I, is secured horizontally and continuously to the central portion, B, of the awning, and extends across said portion on a line with the joints of the rods D D.

J is a cord secured loosely to the rod H,attached to thejointed rod D, extending across and passing through the perforation b in the opposite rod, D, thence through a slit in the awning and up and through another slit inside, thence through the perforation (Z in the rod D,across the awning, through the corre- 8o sponding perforation, d, in the opposite rod,

D, thencethrough a slit in the-fabric and down, hanging on the outside of the awning next the wing on that side.

The cord J is secured loosely to the rod H, attached to the jointed rod D, and extends across through the perforation Z in the rod D, out through the slit in the awning and in through another slit in the upper portion of the same, and then out through the perfora- 0 tion at in the rod D, being the same perforation through which the cord J passes out, (see Fig. 5,) so that both cords J and J pass out and hang down on the same side.

K is a cord secured tightly tothe bar I,near 5 one end thereof, and passing up and through the perforation cl in the rod D, from the outside inwardly, as shown in Fig. 5, thence across the awning, as shown in Fig. 1, through the perforation d in the rod D, and outside. K T00 'is a cord similarly secured to the opposite end of the rod I, and passing directly u p and through the same perforation, at, through which the cord K passes. These two cords K and K hang upon one side of the awning, and are tied together at their ends, and the cords J and J hang upon the other side of the awning, and are not tied together. (See Figs. 3 and 4.)

To raise and fold the awning, first, the ends of the wings are slipped off the hooks H; then one of the rods H is unhooked, and the cord secured to that rod is pulled down, with the effect of folding the wing B next said rod against the inside of the awning; then the opposite rod, H, is nnhooked and its cord pulled upon, with the effect of folding its wing B against the other wing. The entire awning is next folded up inwardly by pulling si1nu1- taneously on the cords J J, (first slightly bend-- ing out the rodsD D at their joints,) and securing said cords in the ordinary manner to the window-casing, and then by drawing on the cords K K the horizontal rod I is raised, (its two ends equally,) with the effect of drawing the fabric of the awning upward and bunching it, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, thus reducing the obstruction of light at the window to a minimum when the awning is not in use.

When the awning is folded, the blinds are free to be opened and closed, as stated in the patent above referred to. 1

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,-

1. The combination, with the jointed rods D D and the fabric of the awning, of the central horizontal rod, I, adapted to be raised by suitable cords, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with the rods D D and sides or wings B, provided with the openings h, of the swinging rods H, provided with the bends or shoulders H, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. The rods D D, provided with the sockets D and D, embracing the upper and lower cross-pieces, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. I

4.. The rods D D, provided with the perforations cl d and b b, for accommodating the cords used in operating the awning, substantially as and for the purpose described.

5. The rods D D, provided with the sockets D and pivots or pins E, in combination with bearings attached to the casing for supporting said pivots or pins, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

6. The combination of the jointed .rodsD D, provided with the sockets DD, perforations d d b b, and pivots E, the cross-pieces C C. the rods H, provided with the shoulders U H and hooks H, the horizontal rod 1, awning fabrie.B B, provided with the grommets or eyelets h h, and cords J J K K, substantially as and for the purpose described.

THOMAS L. BARLOW.

Witnesses:

HENRY W. WILLIAMS, J. M. HARTNETT. 

